David Blease, PA
Surgical · North Charleston, SCNPI 1225057086
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 69 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 22 manufacturers reported payments, led by W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. at 26.2% of the total.
Across 69 payments — averaging $32.10 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.$580
- Atricure, Inc.$366
- Medical Device Business Services, Inc.$163
- Medtronic$137
- Boston Scientific$121
- Shockwave Medical, Inc$115
- plus $733 from 16 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$2,215100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | 5 | $580 |
| Atricure, Inc. | 12 | $366 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | 3 | $163 |
| Medtronic | 6 | $137 |
| Boston Scientific | 6 | $121 |
| Shockwave Medical, Inc | 6 | $115 |
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | 3 | $112 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 5 | $91 |
| Inari Medical, Inc. | 4 | $80 |
| Arthrex | 1 | $60 |
| Merck | 2 | $54 |
| Baxter Healthcare | 2 | $53 |
| Smith+Nephew | 2 | $52 |
| Silk Road Medical, Inc. | 2 | $37 |
| Elutia, Inc. | 2 | $35 |
| Amgen | 1 | $31 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | 2 | $30 |
| Lemaitre Vascular, Inc. | 1 | $24 |
| Cardiva Medical, Inc. | 1 | $21 |
| Abiomed | 1 | $20 |
| Octapharma USA, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Davol Inc. | 1 | $15 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$2,215 in reported general payments places this provider in the 80th percentile of 232 surgical providers in South Carolina.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 13 | $8,542 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 40 | $263 |
| ClopidogrelClopidogrel Bisulfate | 33 | $252 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 35 | $146 |
| Carvedilol | 28 | $111 |
| Losartan Potassium | 25 | $80 |
| Potassium Chloride | 21 | $77 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 13 | $73 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 15 | $62 |
| Furosemide | 30 | $46 |
| Spironolactone | 15 | $30 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other surgical in North Charleston
- Carey LennonNorth Charleston$22K
- Brett HarmanNorth Charleston$7K
- Justin RuneyNorth Charleston$2K
- Joshua BeardsleyRock Hill$192K
- Bryce StallingsColumbia$16K
- Natalie StapletonGreenville$11K
- Kevin KnappGreenville$11K
- Jeffrey BrownSpartanburg$7K
- Kati CarterGreenville$7K
- Kalley VeitCharleston$7K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.